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Why The Midwest's Geography Isn't What You Think

And what even is the "Midwest"?

What if I told you there is enough water in just one Midwestern lake to submerge all of North and South America under a foot of water? Or that back in the 1200s, a Native American metropolis in Illinois was actually larger than London? From a bizarre chunk of land accidentally trapped inside Canada, to the engineering marvel that forced a massive river …

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